by mgardner | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
These creative parents of three young children knew when they saw it that this townhouse in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., could be the family home of their dreams. But years of decline by previous owners had left the interiors a derelict shell....
by mgardner | Jun 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
This apartment in a former office building had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious hall, a kitchen and a living-dining room. “The client contacted us through Houzz and asked us to carry out a complete overhaul of the decor. He told us that he liked open spaces...
by mgardner | Jun 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Like some gardeners, I’m too hard on myself. And I’m especially hard on myself when I don’t see enough flowers in the early summer shoulder season. After the spring flush, it’s hard to accept that nature ebbs and flows — that it almost needs to — and that...
by mgardner | Jun 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Homeowners can be reluctant to tell a designer their actual budget for a remodeling project because they fear the designer will be compelled to spend it all and more. A contract for my design services will include a detailed scope of the project, an estimate of total...
by mgardner | Jun 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid, my dad was always in the yard. He spent almost every weekend mowing, weeding, edging, pulling, cutting and trimming. This was in a suburb of Houston — hot, humid and swarming with insects. The St. Augustine grass lawn was like a battlefield. My dad...
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